I went to the dentist last week. While most people seem to dread dentist visits, I actually kind of look forward to mine. So, I thought I’d recommend mine in case any of my fellow Minneapolis residents, especially fellow transplants, are looking for a good dentist – Isles Dental. They’re in Uptown along Hennepin, and they have a website, though it’s, um, a little less than awe-inspiring, but useful for getting the address and phone number I suppose.
Anyway, they’re always really nice and fairly upbeat, especially their receptionist, who may be the most consistently pleasant and chipper person I’ve ever come across. Their equipment is new and clean and seems very up to date. For instance, when they take x-rays, they show up on a laptop right next to you, and they can pull up past ones and compare them side by side, and show you what they’re looking at. They’re also pretty good at having it not be painful (though admittedly I haven’t had any cavities recently, so I might not be the best gauge of that), and are good at having some pleasant conversation leading up to the exam, but letting it trail off just before you get to that whole trying to have a conversation with your mouth hanging open while someone hold a sharpened pick in your mouth thing that some dentists do. They’re also just generally considerate of the small things like if the light is shining in your eyes, or if you need to swallow, or if they’ve gotten all the crunchy gunk out of your mouth.
Thought I’d pass it along in case any of you are looking for a good dentist. I dig them.
On the flip side, does anyone know of a decent optometrist in the Twin Cities? I’ve been to two different ones since I moved here, and really, really, disliked both of them.
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